A37042:306
The dying man's testament to the Church of Scotland, or, A treatise concerning scandal…
The dying man's testament to the Church of Scotland, or, A treatise concerning scandal divided into four parts ... : in each of which there are not a few choice and useful questions, very shortly and satisfyingly discussed and cleared / by ... Mr. James Durham ... who being dead (by this) yet speaketh ; and published by John Carstares ... ; to which is prefixed an excellent preface of famous Mr. Blair ... ; together with a table of the contents of the several chapters of each part.
Edinburgh: printed by Christopher Higgins, 1659
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
CHAP. XV. Showing if any thing further in any imaginable case be allowed to private Christians.
CHAP. XV. Shewing if any thing further in any imaginable case be allowed to privat Christians.
2. IT may be yet further moved, Can there be no more allowed in any supposable case? Answ. It is most unsuitable, in a matter of practice, when folks are not contending for curiosity, but for direction, to suppose cases hardly or rarely possible in a constitute Church, which is worthy of that name, or, upon that ground, to found a contest in dispute, or ⟨p. 152⟩schism in practice, in cases palpably different; At least, union should be kept till such a case come about. And is it likely, where the order formerly laid down▪ is observed, that there can be habitual admission of notoriously or grievously scandalous persons, though, it may be, there be lesser fa•lings of several sorts: Yet, supposing that any out of infirmity or affection, not having such knowledge, or otherwise, should stick to join in the Ordinances at some times, or in some places, upon such an account, who yet do not love separation, or the erecting of a different Church, We say further,
2. IT may be yet further moved, Can there be no more allowed in any supposable case? Answ. It is most unsuitable, in a matter of practice, when folks are not contending for curiosity, but for direction, to suppose cases hardly or rarely possible in a constitute Church, which is worthy of that name, or, upon that ground, to found a contest in dispute, or ⟨p. 152⟩schism in practice, in cases palpably different; At least, union should be kept till such a case come about. And is it likely, where the order formerly laid down▪ is observed, that there can be habitual admission of notoriously or grievously scandalous persons, though, it may be, there be lesser falings of several sorts: Yet, supposing that any out of infirmity or affection, not having such knowledge, or otherwise, should stick to joyn in the Ordinances at some times, or in some places, upon such an account, who yet do not love separation, or the erecting of a different Church, We say further,